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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tigellinus Satanae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Pavlovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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184 cm
36
229 lbs
24 - 10 - 0 |
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194 cm
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240 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tigellinus Satanae! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Pavlovich! The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Pavlovich just misses with a punch to the body.
Satanae fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pavlovich has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Pavlovich misses with a straight right. Pavlovich throws a jab but it's blocked by Satanae. Satanae seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. Pavlovich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Satanae sees it coming and avoids it easily. A big left from Pavlovich misses. Pavlovich missing with a left hand there. Satanae was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Satanae looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Anton Pavlovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Pavlovich throws a series of punches but Satanae moves out of range. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Pavlovich misses with an uppercut. Satanae saw that one coming. Satanae tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Pavlovich manages to circle out of the way. Satanae walks into a jab. Satanae blocks a jab. Satanae is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Pavlovich. A looping hook to the body misses from Pavlovich. Satanae does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Satanae ducks under a wild hook from Pavlovich. Pavlovich lands with an overhand left. Satanae misses with a hook. Pavlovich swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. A big left from Pavlovich misses. Pavlovich avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Satanae uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pavlovich. Pavlovich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Satanae moves away. Sloppy strikes from Pavlovich. Those never looked like landing. Pavlovich misses with a hook. Satanae ducked under it nicely. Satanae slips a straight right by Pavlovich. As Pavlovich tries to get set, Satanae tries to push him back and clinch up but Pavlovich manages to avoid the attempt. Satanae uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pavlovich. Pavlovich misses with a straight left. As Pavlovich tries to get set, Satanae tries to push him back and clinch up but Pavlovich manages to avoid the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A slow jab from Pavlovich misses its intended target. Satanae slips a straight right by Pavlovich. Satanae blocks a jab. Pavlovich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Satanae sees it coming and avoids it easily. Satanae tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Pavlovich manages to circle out of the way. Pavlovich throws a hook but Satanae avoids it easily. Pavlovich throws an overhand right that lands on Satanae's shoulder, as Satanae tries to avoid the shot. Pavlovich missing with a left hand there. Satanae was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Pavlovich's jab looks to have found its range, popping Satanae under the eye. Pavlovich misses the shot to the body. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Pavlovich misses with a body shot
and Satanae counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Pavlovich pushes Satanae back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Nice body punch from Pavlovich - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Pavlovich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Satanae connects with a knee to the head.
Satanae throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Satanae with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pavlovich misses with a short punch on the inside. Pavlovich misses with a punch on the inside.
Pavlovich has a couple of punches blocked by Satanae.
Pavlovich stalling against the cage.
Pavlovich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pavlovich throws a punch but it's blocked by Satanae. Pavlovich makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Satanae throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pavlovich blocks it with crossed arms. Satanae tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Satanae lands with a right to the head. Satanae lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Satanae blocking some punches.
Pavlovich misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Satanae looking to throw knees to the head but Pavlovich is blocking nicely.
Satanae with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Satanae tries to land a knee to the head but Pavlovich blocks with his arms.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Satanae blocking some punches.
Pavlovich leaning against his opponent.
Pavlovich swings wildly with an uppercut but Satanae uses good head movement to avoid it. Satanae blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Satanae crunches a lovely knee into Pavlovich's ribcage. Pavlovich looks winded! Pavlovich tries to throw a body punch but Satanae avoids it by throwing Pavlovich back against the cage. Pavlovich blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pavlovich. Satanae pushes off an throws an elbow but Pavlovich leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pavlovich. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Satanae gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. A bit of stalling here from Satanae.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Pavlovich dominated that round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Pavlovich tests Satanae's chin there with a solid looking shot. Pavlovich has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Satanae moves into range and clinches up with Pavlovich. Satanae with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pavlovich blocks the elbow strike.
Satanae throws a knee to the head but misses.
Satanae tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pavlovich pushes Satanae back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Pavlovich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage. Satanae looking to throw knees to the head but Pavlovich is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Satanae just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pavlovich's brow. Pavlovich misses with a punch on the inside.
Pavlovich lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Pavlovich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Pavlovich throws a head punch that misses. A short body shot lands from Pavlovich as the two fighters clinch.
Pavlovich misses with a punch to the body.
Satanae working some nice short punches in the clinch. Pavlovich throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Satanaes head. Pavlovich misses with the head strike.
Satanae pushes off an throws an elbow but Pavlovich leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Satanae tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Satanae connects with a knee to the head.
Pavlovich misses with a punch to the body.
Satanae with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pavlovich blocking some punches.
Satanae missing with knees to the body.
Satanae throws an elbow that misses.
Pavlovich lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Satanae backwards. Satanae scores with a shoulder strike. A head punch on the inside from Pavlovich fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Pavlovich has a couple of punches blocked by Satanae.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Pavlovich struggles to land a body shot inside as Satanae controls his hands.
Satanae putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pavlovich in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Satanae trying to stall but Pavlovich improves his position.
Pavlovich throws a head punch that misses. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Pavlovich swings wildly with an uppercut but Satanae uses good head movement to avoid it. Satanae is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Satanae blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Satanae misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pavlovich.
Pavlovich misses with the head strike.
Pavlovich is looking to control Satanae's arms but Satanae gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pavlovich has his back to the cage. A nice left hand lands by Pavlovich.
Satanae with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Still in the clinch, Pavlovich scores with a nice short uppercut. Satanae is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pavlovich is defending well for now. Tigellinus Satanae has scored more points in the clinch so far. Satanae misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pavlovich creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pavlovich. Pavlovich misses with some punches.
Pavlovich throws a punch but it's blocked by Satanae. Knees in the clinch landing for Satanae.
Pavlovich is breathing heavily. Satanae trying to land knees to the body.
Satanae tries to land knees in the clinch but Pavlovich avoids the damage to the body. Pavlovich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Satanae misses with an elbow strike.
Pavlovich avoiding damage.
Satanae blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pavlovich misses with the head strike.
Pavlovich working aggressively here.
Satanae is pushing Pavlovich up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's four minutes gone in the round. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Satanae just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pavlovich's brow. Satanae tries a knee to the head but Pavlovich blocks it.
Satanae blocking some punches.
Pavlovich blocks the elbow strike.
Pavlovich throws a punch but it's blocked by Satanae. Pavlovich gets through Satanae's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Satanae misses with a knee to the head. Pavlovich misses with a body punch.
Satanae throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Satanae misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Satanae with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Satanae tries to land knees in the clinch but Pavlovich avoids the damage to the body. Pavlovich misses with the head strike.
Pavlovich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Anton Pavlovich will probably get the nod - 10:9. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Pavlovich looks to land a left hand but Satanae moved out of range nicely. A telegraphed right hand from Pavlovich misses the target. As Pavlovich tries to get set, Satanae tries to push him back and clinch up but Pavlovich manages to avoid the attempt. Satanae staying out of range there. Pavlovich swings for the body but Satanae moves out of range.
Pavlovich jabbing away but nothing is landing. Satanae uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pavlovich. Satanae uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pavlovich. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Satanae rushes Pavlovich and presses him up against the cage. A body shot lands from Pavlovich.
Satanae lands a good knee to the midsection. Pavlovich won't want to take too many of those. A battle for position here, against the cage. Pavlovich is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Pavlovich takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round. Pavlovich avoids the elbow strike from Satanae, against the cage.
Satanae misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pavlovich.
Satanae trying to stall but Pavlovich improves his position.
Satanae tries a knee to the head but Pavlovich blocks it.
Satanae tries a body shot but Pavlovich blocks it.
Pavlovich digs a right hand into Satanae's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Satanae's gas tank. Pavlovich has a couple of punches blocked by Satanae.
Pavlovich throws a punch but it's blocked by Satanae. Satanae with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Satanae throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pavlovich misses with a short punch on the inside. Satanae lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pavlovich backwards. Satanae tries a knee to the head but Pavlovich blocks it.
Satanae tries a knee to the head but Pavlovich blocks it.
Satanae looking to throw knees to the head but Pavlovich is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Satanae connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pavlovich's face.
Satanae is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Satanae blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pavlovich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Satanae creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Satanae will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pavlovich up against the cage. Pavlovich stalling in the clinch but Satanae improves position. Pavlovich misses with some punches.
Pavlovich lands a left hand.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Satanae. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Satanae is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pavlovich is defending well for now. Pavlovich misses with the head strike.
Satanae throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pavlovich blocks it with crossed arms. Pavlovich is looking to control Satanae's arms but Satanae gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pavlovich has his back to the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Pavlovich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Satanae scores with a shoulder strike. A short left from Pavlovich. Satanae misses with a knee strike.
Pavlovich lands a nice uppercut. Satanae throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pavlovich blocks it with crossed arms. Satanae with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pavlovich misses with a hook from the clinch. Satanae lands a good knee to the midsection. Pavlovich won't want to take too many of those. Satanae misses with a knee strike.
Satanae is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Satanae lands a nice knee to the body. Satanae tries to land knees in the clinch but Pavlovich avoids the damage to the body. Pavlovich misses with a punch on the inside.
Pavlovich blocks the elbow strike.
Tigellinus Satanae has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Pavlovich takes a knee right on the jaw!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Pavlovich misses with a punch on the inside.
Satanae tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pavlovich lands a left hand that snaps the head of Satanae backwards. Satanae scores with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Satanae takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Satanae scores with a shot to the side of Pavlovich's head. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Satanae looks to throw an elbow but misses. Pavlovich's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Pavlovich pushes Satanae back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Satanae prevents a body shot from Pavlovich. Pavlovich lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight! Tigellinus Satanae showed his dominance in that final round. I think Pavlovich has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28 Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29 Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Anton Pavlovich! Anton Pavlovich seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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